bunch

n.

1. 1. A group of things growing close together; a cluster or clump: a bunch of grapes; grass growing in bunches.
   2. A group of like items or individuals gathered or placed together: a bunch of keys on a ring; people standing around in bunches.
2. Informal. A group of people usually having a common interest or association: My brother and his bunch are basketball fanatics.
3. Informal. A considerable number or amount; a lot: a bunch of trouble; a whole bunch of food.
4. A small lump or swelling; a bump.

v., bunched, bunch·ing, bunch·es.

v.tr.

1. To gather or form into a cluster: bunched my fingers into a fist.
2. To gather together into a group.
3. To gather (fabric) into folds.

v.intr.

1. To form a cluster or group: runners bunching up at the starting line.
2. To be gathered together in folds, as fabric.
3. To swell; protrude.

[Middle English bonche, probably from Flemish bondje, diminutive of bont, bundle, from Middle Dutch. See bundle.]

bunchiness bunch'i·ness n.
bunchy bunch'y adj.

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noun

1. A number of individuals making up or considered a unit: array, band, batch, bevy, body, bundle, clump, cluster, clutch, collection, group, knot, lot, party, set. See group.
2. A particular social group: circle, clique, coterie, crowd, set. Informal gang. See group.
3. A small raised area of skin resulting from a light blow or an insect sting, for example: bump, knot, lump, swelling. See convex/concave.

n

Definition: collection of something
Antonyms: individual, one

v

Definition: gather in group
Antonyms: disperse, divide, let go, scatter, separate, spread

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The portion of the vine to which individual grapes are joined. Also called a cluster.

Group of deer hinds.

IN BRIEF: Any collection in its entirety; A grouping of a number of similar things; An informal body of ; Gather or cause to gather into a cluster.

The sun, with all those planets revolving around it and dependent upon it, can still ripen a bunch of grapes as if it had nothing else in the universe to do. — Galileo Galilei

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Bunch

Dansk (Danish)
n. - bundt, knippe
v. tr. - bundte, bundte sammen
v. intr. - klumpe sig sammen, hobe sig op

idioms:

• bunch together    flokkes, stimle sammen
• bunch up    klumpe sig sammen, hobe sig op

Nederlands (Dutch)
bos, boeket, tros, groep mensen, bende, verzameling, grote hoeveelheid, (mv) middenscheiding met twee staarten, bundelen, uitsteken

Français (French)
n. - botte (de fleurs), bouquet, touffe (de plumes), houppe (de cheveux), poignée (de brindilles), trousseau (de clés), n¯ud, groupe, bande, équipe, (Sport) peloton
v. tr. - mettre en bouquet, mettre en bottes
v. intr. - faire des plis, plisser, anarquer, escroquer

idioms:

• bunch together    se serrer (en foule), se grouper, grouper, concentrer
• bunch up    grouper, s'entasser, plisser (un vêtement), faire des plis

Deutsch (German)
n. - Strauß, Traube, Bund, Anzahl, Haufen
v. - zusammenfassen

idioms:

• bunch together    zusammenrücken, zusammendrängen
• bunch up    zusammenrücken, zusammendrängen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - δέσμη, μάτσο, μπουκέτο, τσαμπί, ορμαθός, δέμα, δεμάτι, φούχτα, χούφτα, ομάδα (αγωνιζομένων κ.λπ.)
v. - κάνω δέμα, κάνω μάτσο, συγκεντρώνω/-ομαι, σχηματίζω ομάδα

idioms:

• bunch together    συγκεντρώνομαι
• bunch up    στριμώχνομαι

Italiano (Italian)
mazzo, grappolo, gruppo

idioms:

• bunch together    ammucchiarsi
• bunch up    raggrupparsi
• the pick of the bunch    non plus ultra

Português (Portuguese)
n. - maço (m), grupo (m), cacho (m)
v. - juntar-se, agrupar-se

idioms:

• bunch together    juntar-se, agrupar-se
• bunch up    juntar-se, agrupar-se
• the pick of the bunch    o melhor de todos

Русский (Russian)
букет, гроздь, связка

idioms:

• bunch together    скапливаться
• bunch up    собраться
• the pick of the bunch    лучший среди всех

Español (Spanish)
n. - ramo, bouquet, ramillete, puñado, manojo
v. tr. - formar pequeños grupos
v. intr. - agruparse

idioms:

• bunch together    juntarse, agruparse
• bunch up    arracimarse, amontonarse

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - klase, samling
v. - göra en knippa av, bunta ihop

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
串, 扎, 使成一串, 使打褶, 形成一串, 打褶, 突出, 隆起

idioms:

• bunch together    聚集一起, 形成一串
• bunch up    聚成一团

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 串, 紮
v. tr. - 使成一串, 使打褶
v. intr. - 形成一串, 打褶, 突出, 隆起

idioms:

• bunch together    聚集一起, 形成一串
• bunch up    聚成一團

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 송이, 무리, 혹
v. tr. - ~을 다발 짓다
v. intr. - 다발이 되다, 주름지다

idioms:

• bunch together    떼지어 들다
• bunch up    주름 잡히다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 房, 束, 群れ, ふさ, こぶ
v. - 束ねる, 集める, …にひだを付ける

idioms:

• bunch together    束ねる
• bunch up    ふさをなす

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) جماعه, حزمه, لمه, باقه, عنقود (فعل) حزم, ربط في باقه, جمع‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮אשכול, צרור, קבוצה‬
v. tr. - ‮איגד‬
v. intr. - ‮התקפל, התקבץ‬

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